The goal of this clinical trial was to evaluate the safety of Cellgram-DC-PC, an autologous dendritic cell-based cancer immunotherapy, in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).
Cellgram-DC-PC is an autologous dendritic cell-based cancer immunotherapy developed for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). This was a Phase 1, single-center, open-label clinical trial designed to characterize the safety profile of Cellgram-DC-PC following administration in patients with mCRPC.
Patients received three subcutaneous injections of Cellgram-DC-PC (autologous dendritic cells) near the inguinal lymph nodes at Weeks 0, 2, and 4.
Eligibility
Sex: MALEMin age: 19 YearsMax age: 79 Years
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Inclusion Criteria:
1. 19 and under 80 years
2. Histologically confirmed prostate adenocarcinoma
3. Patients with stage M1a or M1b with extrapelvic lymph nodes and bone metastases
4. Patients diagnosed with castration-resistant prostate cancer after failure of male hormone deprivation therapy (Castrate levels of testosterone \<50 ng/dL) and If either a or b is satisfied:
1. Biochemical progression: Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) increases three times in a row at 1 week intervals, two 50% increases compared to the lowest point, PSA\> 2ng/mL, or
2. Radiological progression: appearance of new lesions; 2 or more new lesions on the bone scan
5. Asymptomatic or mild patients after previous treatment
1. Patients who have not used narcotic analgesics within 21 days prior to enrollment
2. Patients with an average weekly pain of less than 4 on the Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) (out of 10)
6. Combination of Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone(LHRH) analogs (leuprolide (Lupron, Viadur, Eligard) and goserelin (Zoladex, etc.) for the inhibition of gonadotropin is allowed
7. Whole body performance status: European Cooperative Oncology Group(ECOG) 0\~1
8. Patients whose life expectancy is at least 6 months or longer
9. Hb ≥ 8.0g/dL, Absolute Neutrophil Count(ANC) ≥ 1,500/mm3, Platelets ≥ 100,000/mm3
10. Serum Creatinine ≤ 2.0 x Upper Limit of Normal(ULN) or Calculated Creatinine Clearance \> 30mL/min
11. Total Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN or Direct bilirubin ≤ ULN, Aminotransferase (AST)/Alanine aminotransferase(ALT) \<2.5 x ULN
12. Patients who did not receive surgery, radiation therapy, or immunotherapy within the last 6 weeks and recovered from side effects
13. Patients who agreed to use medically recognized contraceptive methods during the clinical trial participation period
14. Patients who voluntarily participated in clinical trials and signed the Informed Contents Form (ICF)
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Patients who have a local recurrence and are scheduled for local treatment.
2. Patients with malignant tumors other than non-melanoma skin cancer in the past 3 years
3. Patients with visceral metastases (metastases to the lungs, liver, adrenal glands, peritoneum, brain, etc.)
4. Patients who previously received anti-tumor immunotherapy (anti-PD1, anti-PDL1 or anti-PDL2, etc.) or participated in immunotherapy-related clinical trials
5. Patients with active autoimmune diseases requiring systemic immunosuppression treatment (e.g., immunosuppressants such as cyclosporin A or azathioprine or steroids for disease control)
6. Patients with medical conditions requiring continuous or intermittent administration of systemic steroids or immunosuppressants
7. Patients who received blood products (limited to whole blood products) within 4 weeks of screening criteria, or patients who received colony stimulating factors (Colony Stimulating Factor or recombinant Erythropoietin)
8. Patients with a history of organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
9. Patients with acute or chronic infections requiring systemic treatment
10. Patients known to be infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/serum positive
11. Patients with active hepatitis A, B or C
12. Patients with untreated syphilis (Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody Absorption Test (FTA-ABS) Immunoglobulin M positive patients)
13. Patients expected to require therapeutic biotherapy or immunotherapy
14. Patients who received live virus vaccines (e.g. measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, yellow fever, rabies, Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), oral typhoid vaccine, Flu-Mist, etc.) within 30 days
15. Patients with a history of anaphylaxis to gentamicin
16. Others, if the person in charge of the study determines that it is not suitable for the clinical trial
Locations (1)
Asan medical center
Seoul, South Korea
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Adverse Event
Adverse events (AEs) were assessed for severity according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 5.0.
Time frame: From informed consent to the end of treatment at Week 28.
Secondary Outcomes
Immune Response
Tumor antigen-specific immune responses were evaluated by measuring changes in serum IFN-γ and IL-12 levels and antigen-specific T-cell responses following administration of the investigational product.
Time frame: At baseline (Week 0), Week 4, Week 8, Week 16, and Week 28.
Change in Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
Exploratory efficacy was evaluated by measuring changes in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels from pre-treatment (Week 0) to post-treatment assessment.
Time frame: At baseline (Week 0), Week 2, Week 4, Week 8, Week 16, and Week 28.